21 of the Best Trees for Yellow Fall Color
25.07.2023 - 16:37 / treehugger.com
We can employ many tricks to grow more fruit in less space. One key strategy that is very useful to understand is growing fruits as cordons in small spaces.
Though each cordon fruit tree and fruiting shrub will not typically bear as much fruit as varieties allowed to grow more naturally in your garden, since you can fit far more of them in a given space, yields can be higher overall when this approach is used.
A cordon plant is a plant trained and pruned to have a single main stem or trunk with only short fruit-bearing spurs to either side. They, therefore, take an upright or columnar form and are typically trained to grow on supports of some kind.
Cordons can be grown vertically, on a 45-degree angle, or even sometimes horizontally along supports close to the ground. Two vertical cordons can also be placed to grow over an archway support form to create arches or tunnels.
Many fruits can be grown in this way. This includes fruits grown as annuals, like tomatoes.
Vining tomatoes are commonly grown as cordons, trained to grow upwards with one main stem, with side shoots removed to discourage a more branching form.
It also includes many perennial fruiting trees and shrubs. Apples, pears, plums, cherries, currants, gooseberries, and more can all be trained as cordons and pruned to maintain this form.
If you are interested in cordon-growing fruits, then it is possible to purchase pre-trained trees or shrubs, which is an easier option than training one to this form on your own. However, you can also purchase a one-year-old tree, called a maiden, and undertake the training for yourself, which is a cheaper option.
When choosing a fruit tree to grow as a cordon, you need to make sure that it has a suitable rootstock and
21 of the Best Trees for Yellow Fall Color
Caitlin Atkinson
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